Reading Songfist's WIP thread about Laketown and looking for accessories made me think about that there has to be a cheaper way of adding detail to buildings.
Went to a local hobby store and bought a length of bass wood that seemed to be about the right height and width (for under $1.25) for what I had in mind - making a crate.
Cut off a length, scored it with the back of a x-acto blade, added some toothpick framing, painted it with Vallejo Old Wood, added some Army Painter Shade and had it done in less than 10 minutes.
![Image](http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n205/carto101/crate_zpsddd91a72.jpg)
Vary the length and different framing and you have some crates to make a barricade or add to a storehouse.
Update - thought the old wood paint and shade was too dark, went with a tan craft paint and the shade instead. Whole process I did in batches, cutting the rest of the strip of board up into various lengths, stacked a couple for more box vs crate look, scored, added toothpick framing, painted and shaded. Made 29 crates out of my two foot length of bass wood - not bad.
![Image](http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n205/carto101/crates_zps9a81f13f.jpg)
With the unfinished Rohan militia
![Image](http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n205/carto101/barricade_zps56dcd0a5.jpg)